should be interesting to see what other counties in KS are close. 4 of 5 Kansas counties won by Kennedy in 1980 were heavy swings in favor of John F. Kennedy in 1960 (he won Ellis but lost the other 3)

should be interesting to see what other counties in KS are close. 4 of 5 Kansas counties won by Kennedy in 1980 were heavy swings in favor of John F. Kennedy in 1960 (he won Ellis but lost the other 3)

Hey, I was just working on that one.

There is quite a correlation there. I think it holds up pretty well, though with a couple exceptions.

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All McCain counties, except Issaquena which is very rural - the smallest population for any county in the state - but there are more blacks than whites there.

To be honest I had expected a racist like Duke to rack up good margins in places where blacks outnumber whites in any GOP primary. I don't know how much Duke's candidacy can tell us about any of these areas though.